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Spy agency GCHQ releases its hardest puzzle ever to celebrate new £50 Alan Turing banknote

Spy agency GCHQ releases its hardest puzzle ever to celebrate new £50 Alan Turing banknote

Spy agency GCHQ releases its hardest puzzle ever to celebrate new £50 Alan Turing banknote

25 March 2021

The Cambridge mathematician went on to crack the Enigma Code.

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Bomb squad called after landmine found by metal detectorist, 17, close to IWM Duxford

Bomb squad called after landmine found by metal detectorist, 17, close to IWM Duxford

Bomb squad called after landmine found by metal detectorist, 17, close to IWM Duxford

05 March 2021

A 250m cordon was thrown up and the A505 closed after Harry Williams’ find.


Shahida Rahman interview: 'My mother may have been the first Bengali woman in Cambridge'

Shahida Rahman interview: 'My mother may have been the first Bengali woman in Cambridge'

Shahida Rahman interview: 'My mother may have been the first Bengali woman in Cambridge'

20 February 2021

Writer Shahida Rahman discusses the Bangladeshi community in Cambridge, in a year that marks the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence.


‘Absolute twaddle!’ Horningsea villagers reject claim new sewage works will be a popular day out

‘Absolute twaddle!’ Horningsea villagers reject claim new sewage works will be a popular day out

‘Absolute twaddle!’ Horningsea villagers reject claim new sewage works will be a popular day out

10 February 2021

Cambridgeshire villagers reacted with scorn to claims from Anglian Water that a walk around 26 metre high sewage digesters could attract visitors.

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Stunning drone shots show workers with a head for heights at Ely Cathedral

Stunning drone shots show workers with a head for heights at Ely Cathedral

Stunning drone shots show workers with a head for heights at Ely Cathedral

04 February 2021

Work is being carried out on the 43-metre Lantern Tower.


Meeting about future design of Cambridge market cancelled after legal challenge

Meeting about future design of Cambridge market cancelled after legal challenge

Meeting about future design of Cambridge market cancelled after legal challenge

28 January 2021

Campaigners complained a vital report from market management consultants Quarterbridge was missing from public view.

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Jellies that don’t wobble create a stir in Histon and Impington

Jellies that don’t wobble create a stir in Histon and Impington

Jellies that don’t wobble create a stir in Histon and Impington

08 January 2021

A new art installation in Histon and Impington features six small-scale ‘jelly’ sculptures carved in stone and bronze.

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Norman Foster-designed Cambridgeshire museum given listed status

Norman Foster-designed Cambridgeshire museum given listed status

Norman Foster-designed Cambridgeshire museum given listed status

07 December 2020

The American Air Museum at IWM Duxford has been given Grade II*-listed status.


Carols from King’s to go ahead with no congregation

Carols from King’s to go ahead with no congregation

Carols from King’s to go ahead with no congregation

29 November 2020

‘Necessary precautions’ for ‘A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols’ on December 24


RAREfest20 to open windows into rare genetic disorders

RAREfest20 to open windows into rare genetic disorders

RAREfest20 to open windows into rare genetic disorders

27 November 2020

Last chance to register for Saturday’s virtual event


Cambridge University Library appeals for help in finding ‘stolen’ Charles Darwin notebooks worth millions

Cambridge University Library appeals for help in finding ‘stolen’ Charles Darwin notebooks worth millions

Cambridge University Library appeals for help in finding ‘stolen’ Charles Darwin notebooks worth millions

24 November 2020

A public appeal has been launched for help in locating two missing notebooks, one of which contains Charles Darwin’s ‘Tree of Life’ sketch.


Join our campaign to save Waterbeach village homes from demolition

Join our campaign to save Waterbeach village homes from demolition

Join our campaign to save Waterbeach village homes from demolition

04 November 2020

Family homes could be demolished in a Cambridgeshire village to make way for a new segregated busway. Sign our petition here to save them.

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Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

Can you spot Cambridge’s ten quirkiest landmarks?

31 October 2020

Author Andrew Kersham, reveals some of the strange stories behind the city's most unusual landmarks in his new book, Walking Cambridge

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Classic Russian car seen on the streets of Cambridge

Classic Russian car seen on the streets of Cambridge

Classic Russian car seen on the streets of Cambridge

29 October 2020

The GAZ Volga M21 model III, made in 1969 and owned by Cambridge resident Kiril Vitanov, is believed to be the only car of its type in the city.


Discover the treasures of the Cambridge University Library

Discover the treasures of the Cambridge University Library

Discover the treasures of the Cambridge University Library

03 October 2020

Fragile documents from Isaac Newton's notebooks to an ancient handwritten bible and Shakespeare's First Folio are now on Google Arts and Culture.


Why the flag of the Bahamas is flying above St Catharine’s College

Why the flag of the Bahamas is flying above St Catharine’s College

Why the flag of the Bahamas is flying above St Catharine’s College

01 October 2020

And it will return on October 31.


Our understanding of Vikings has been rewritten by University of Cambridge DNA sequencing project

Our understanding of Vikings has been rewritten by University of Cambridge DNA sequencing project

Our understanding of Vikings has been rewritten by University of Cambridge DNA sequencing project

24 September 2020

The traditional view of Vikings as blonde-hair warriors from Scandinavia needs updating.


Time to comment on Flying Pig plans

Time to comment on Flying Pig plans

Time to comment on Flying Pig plans

02 September 2020

Campaigners hoping to save the Flying Pig pub when the plot it stands on is redeveloped have called for people to respond to the new plans.


Cambridge researchers uncover 500-year-old murder mystery in scrolls

Cambridge researchers uncover 500-year-old murder mystery in scrolls

Cambridge researchers uncover 500-year-old murder mystery in scrolls

29 August 2020

Buried within scrolls that record court cases of the 17th century is a story of a missing child, remains found in a pot and parents under suspicion.


Chocks away - Bottisham Airfield Museum is ready to relaunch

Chocks away - Bottisham Airfield Museum is ready to relaunch

Chocks away - Bottisham Airfield Museum is ready to relaunch

12 August 2020

Museum is set to reopen after a major project to restore the original buildings to their 1940s glory.


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